Cryptic crossword
Across
3 She was no end different from
Bogart! (5)
8 More pleasant, albeit
cold hearted (5)
10 Not the weaver bird
but a towel maker (5) 11 Top speed from
Kensington? (3)
12 Is it committed in the heat of the moment? (5)
13 In fairness, it's merely
hard water (7)
15 To stare can make
your eyes water! (5) 18 Toad's characteristic
associate? (3)
19 So you went to school,
dear man! (3,3) 21 Trumpet music is meat and drink to the enthusiast! (7)
22 An adorable image (4) 23 Many a politician is
apt to flop (4)
24 It's good to hear there's a large container for fuel, maybe (7)
26 A heavenly twin (6) 29 Sheepish soldiers with
a leader of men (3) 31 Take things quietly (5) 32 Females desirable, formerly, in certain places (7)
34 Measured out by me
and Edward (5) 35 Sounds certain to start
as a schoolteacher (3) 36 Nominally the father
of about six? (5) 37 Soviet administration bringing some anguish to the convict (5) 38 Highly disdainful (5)
Down
1 Saint of the dance (5) 2 At heart, London's thin
red line! (7)
4 Sacred area? (4) 5 Merseyside
bootleggers' place (6) 6 Had nothing new, perhaps, for the grand finale (5)
7 It has a moving effect on Parisians and Muscovites (5)
9 See an outsize
lettuce (3) 12 Dramatic new fur
coat (3,4)
14 He has a line on
one (3)
16 Simply seething like some boys in trouble (5)
17 She's classically
slim (5)
19 Told to fashion a rod out of a reed, possibly (7)
20 In revolution, perhaps, have they a braking effect? (5)
21 The Roman way of getting from Exeter to Lincoln (5)
23 Not just a little bit of
money (4,3)
24 Whence Spaniards can
move to Dole (6)
25 A modern copy (3) 27 A much planned
publication? (5) 28 Language of the midcentury mail sorter (5) 30 It can also be played
upside down (5) 32 Wave to the Tory leader from one's place in Parliament (4) 33 It's needed for things
to run smoothly (3)